random beliefs

When I was little, my mother told me that if I chewed on my hair, it would turn green because of a special shampoo she bought. I believed her for many years.

Anon (from body parts : hair)

I never used to like boiled eggs so my Mum told me if i don't eat it quickly the chicken will hatch and eat me. I only recently found out that chickens are vegetarians!

Egg Hater (from food : nasty food)

When I was younger, my Uncle was, and is still, extremely fat. When we would ask him why his stomach stuck out so much, he would say there was an alien living inside of it.

Hannah (from body parts : general)

When I was about 6, I hated to eat the crust on my PB& J sandwhich, and my older brother told me that everytime I don't eat the crust The terrorists kill a kitten.

Peter D. (from animals : cats and dogs)

As an elementary school child I believed that in "Winter Wonder Land" they perspired instead of conspired by the fire.

Anon (from music : misheard lyrics)

I used to believe that sharks lived under the pools where the air vents were.

Carol (from animals : general)

I used to believe that princesses were make-believe like monsters, dragons, and fairies.

Anon (from grown-ups : work)

I thought vegetarians couldn't read Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Aretia (from language : reading)

Apparently, my mom and her friends were very ladylike. Until I was about 23 and living with my fiancee, I was utterly convinced that females were physically incapable of farting.

Jaede (from body functions : farting)

The first time that I went to Spain on holiday when I was 7, I thought everyone purchased things with potatoes. Then dad told me they were pesatas.

Helen (from the world : money)